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1、2023届广东省广州市第二中学高三英语第四周周测第1卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another w
2、ould feed her, and then there were baths, playing catch and many other games. Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.One day, as I was getting
3、her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dads shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl. She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.Brownie turned out t
4、o be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she*d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when wed be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never bar
5、ked (吠)or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.1. What would Brownie do whe
6、n someone was ill in the family?A. Look at them sadly.B. Keep them company.C. Play games with them. D. Touch them gently.2. Some people got frightened by Brownie when sheA. smiledB. barkedC. rushed to them D. tried to be funny3. Which of the following best describes Brownie?A. Shy. B. Polite. C. Bra
7、ve. D. Caring.BWhen youre lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stresses (压力)of the world seem a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation - yon have to finish something!Here lies the problem for the travel writer and food critic (评论家)EdieJarolim. 1 always loved traveling and
8、 always liked to eat, but it never occurred to me that I could make money doing both of those things. Jarolim said. Now you can read her travel advice everywhere-in Arts and Antiques, in Brides, or in one of her three books, The Complete Idiot Travel Guide to Mexicos Beach Resorts.Her job in travel
9、writing began some eight years ago. After getting a PhD in English in Canada, she took a test for Frommers travel guides, passed it, and got the job. After working at Frommers, Jarolim worked for a while at Rough Guides in London, then Fodors, where she fell so in love with a description of the Sout
10、hwest of the U.S.that she moved there.Now as a travel writer, she spends one-third of her year on the road. The rest of the time is spent completing her tasks and writing reviews of restaurants at home in Tucson, Arizona.As adventurous as the job sounds, the hard part is fact - checking all the info
11、rmation. Sure, its great to write about a tourist attraction, but youd better get the local museum hours correct or you could really ruin someones vacation.4. Which country does Jarolim live in now?A. Mexico. B. The U.S. C. The U.KD. Canada5. What is most difficult for Jarolim?A. Working in differen
12、t places to collect informationB. Checking all the facts to be written in the guides.C. Finishing her work as soon as possible.D. Passing a test to write travel guides.6. What do we know about Jarolim from the text?A. She is successful in her job.B. She finds her life full of stresses.C. She spends
13、half of her time traveling.D. She is especially interested in museums.7. What would he the best title for the text?A. Adventures in Travel WritingB. Working as a Food CriticC. Travel Guides on the MarketD. Vacationing for a Living.CThousands of people living in the Chinese capital will celebrate the
14、 start of the Chinese new year by heading for the ski resorts.(滑雪场).Never mind that Beijings dry weather seldom produces snow. It is cold enough in winter for snow-making machines to make a covering for the hills north to the capital. And the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class has forme
15、d the basis for this new craze(热潮).Since Beijings first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed astonishing increase. There are now more than a dozen resorts. Clothes markets in thecity have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections. Mr.Wei, a matanager of a newly
16、-opened ski resort in Beijing, sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe. In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China. But many are in faraway areas of the country and cant really match the equipment and services of s
17、ome ski resorts in Europe.Beijings skiing craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private(私有的)cars. This has led to the growth of a leisure industry in the capitals suburbs (交R 区),which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people. According to Mr. Wei, about 40% of the visito
18、rs to his resort come in their own cars. The rest are bused in by schools, businesses or government Offices.The problem is making money. Starting ski resorts requires quite a lot of money: hiring land from the local government, preparing the hills, buying snow machines, making sure there are enough
19、water and electricity to run them, and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers.The ski resort where Mr.Wei works cost nearly $4m to set up. And,as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea, many othershash in and price wars break out. Beijing now offers some of the cheapest s
20、ki training classes in the world, though with most people rather new to the sport, expecting a few more doing the same job.8. What does this text mainly talk about?A. Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars.B. Skiing as a new way of enjoying ones spare time.C. Things to be considered wh
21、en starting a ski resort.D. A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing.9. Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Europe?A. To visit more ski areas.B. To ski on natural snow.C. For a large collection of ski suits. D. For better services and equipment.10. The underlined words leisure in
22、dustry1* in Paragraph 3 refer to .A. transport to ski resortsB. production of family carsC. business of providing spare time enjoymentsD. part-time work for people living in the suburbs11. What is the main problem in running a ski resort?A. Difficulty in hiring land.B. Lack of business experience.C.
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24、Suite which is large enough for a big family. Youll be thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.Prices: starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite.For more information,Thelce Ho
25、telEvery winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, a special kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built. Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice,many of which can be found in the rooms. Youll have your choice between hot or cold rooms but you will be well ad
26、vised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.Prices: starting at $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one.For more information,Propeller IslandPropeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist. Each room provi
27、des you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. Youll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional
28、 person for only 20 extra dollars. For more information,For information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website:12. What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?A. You can sleep in the house.B. You can choose any of the towers.C. It is designed for big famines.D. Every room ha
29、s a walkway.13. For more persons spending a night in one of these hotels, they have to pay at leastA.$111B.$182C.$600D.$63614. Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there exists a hotel under the sea?A.C. 15. Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?A. Pro
30、peller Bland City Lodge.B. Ariau Amazon Towers.C. The Ice Hotel.D. Bahama Beach Club.第二节(共5小题:每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有 两项为多余选项。Your school days should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. How can you gain the most from them, and ensure that you do not waste this w
31、onderful opportunity to learn?Be positive about school! Dont say things are difficult or boring. Be interested in school life and your school subjects. Join in lots of activities. Be quick to put your hand up. Go round the school with a big smile.Expect to work. 17 . If you are not working, you are
32、not learning, you are wasting your time at school. Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.Keep fit. If you do not eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class. Play some sports to keep your body str
33、ong.18.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. You cannot finish a race if you rest all the time.Dont be too disappointed if things sometimes go bad. 19. Friends are not always
34、perfect, and they sometimes say and do unpleasant things. Dont let small problems seem very big and important.Talk about problems-sometimes they are only the result of misunderstanding. Dont be too embarrassed to ask for help. You are young. No one thinks you can do everything!Plan your time. Don t
35、waste life lying in bed on Saturday morning. Go and play a sport, learn the piano, work on a project, read a book, practice English, or help someone with problems. There are always a lot of things to do.Set targets. If your last grade was a D, work for a C. Try to make progress bit by bit.A. Everyon
36、e fails some tests, loses some matches and has bad days.B. Ways to have a happy school life.C. Do today*s work today.D. Follow my advice, and have a happy school life.E. Because it means that you are enjoying school and learning more.F. School is not a holiday camp.G. Turn to your friends for help.第
37、二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45)第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 2j.lt can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (远 离的)it can keep a 22
38、with very little effortI will give 23 .A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24 ,We had been close as 25 but had grown .apart. Our meetings were not 26 ;our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27 our misunderstanding
39、. Then he 28 a small island in the Caribbean and we 29 touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he. felt, and encouraged me to 30 .Rereading the letter, 1 was 31 by its humor and clever expressions. These were all qualities for
40、which I had 32 respected my older brother but.33 he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so34 .And with that one letter webecame friends 35 .It might never have occurred to36 to write me if he had notbeen in a place where there were no 37 .For him, writing was a necessity. It also tu
41、rned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of 38 communication, people often 39that they dont always have to phone or email. They have a 40 .And that is towrite.21 .A. received22 .A. record23 .A. an example24 .A. through25 .A. brothers26 .A. normal27 .A. deepe
42、n28 .A. toured29 .A. lost30 .A. think31 .A. driven32 .A.neverB. rewritten B. promise B. a lesson B. together B. children B. necessary B. startB. stoppedB.kcpt inB.writeB.beaten.B.seldomC. returnedC. friendshipC. an experienceC. alongC. fellowsC.pleasantC. express C.reachedC. neededC. enjoyC. surpris
43、edC. sometimesD. rereadD. secretD. a talkD. awayD. classmatesD. possibleD. settleD. movedtoD. got inD. readD.honoredD. onceedC. thought D. expected34.A. wellB.oftenC.much35.A. later36.A. usB.anyhowB.anyoneC.someoneD.my brotherB.easy38.A. poor第II卷第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第二节(共10小题;每小题分,满分15分) 阅读下面材料,在空白处
44、填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。If the population of the Earth keeps on 41 .(increase) at its present rate, there will 42_ (event) not be enough resources left to support life on the planet. By the middle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we 43 (use)up all the oil that drive our cars, for ex
45、ample. Even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on Earth will make it 44 (necessity) for us to look for somewhere else. But 45 of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem,has rec
46、ently been suggested by an American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that 47 the Earths resources are completely 48 (exhaust),it will be possible to change the atmosphere of Venus 49 create a new world almost as large as Earth itself. Something is difficult. Venus is much hotter than
47、the Earth. 50,there is only a tiny amount ofwater there.第三部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文 中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或 修改。Christie was one of my best friend at high school. At that time, we often spend time together. Thank to her help, I made g
48、reat progress to my study. Last year, she decided to study abroad. In another words, we would be separated for a long time. Before her leaving off, T prepared a gift to show my best wishes to him. She said it was the best gift she has ever had. From then on, weve kept touch with each other through e-mails. I look forward to see her again in the near future. 第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李华,你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来中国教书。你校现在需招聘外教, 请给他写封信,告知招聘信息。内容主要包括:1 .教授课程:英语口语、英语写作、今日美国、今日英国等2 .授课对象:高中生(至少三年英语基础)3 .工作